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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
October 16–18, 2023
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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978-1-61399-992-9
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Day 1 Mon, October 16, 2023
Understanding Variability and Heterogeneities in Subsurface Reservoirs
A Novel Approach of Integrating Diagenetically Altered Facies with Petrophysical Groups for Static Rock Tying in Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoir of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215082-MS
A Fast Adaptive Integral Method for Estimating Stress Distribution and Failure in Large Natural Fracture Networks
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215078-MS
Dynamic Characterization of Pore Structures in Hydrate-Bearing Sediments During Hydrate Phase Transition
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214854-MS
Estimating Formation Tops While Drilling Using Rate of Penetration (ROP) and Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE)
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215084-MS
Integrated Asset Modeling and Production Optimization
Novel Ways of Optimizing Production of Gas Wells Suffering from Downhole Salt Deposition
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215035-MS
Real-Time Performance Optimization Using Temperature Derived Rates to Prevent Productivity Decline
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214896-MS
Integrated Multiphase Flow Modeling for Downhole Pressure Predictions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214855-MS
Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in a Vertical Wellbore with Reciprocating Pumping Rod
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214931-MS
Review of Downhole Gas Liquid Separators In Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215112-MS
Flare Reduction Through Aquathermolysis Process Control in Heavy Crude Oil Field
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214976-MS
Flowing Bottomhole Pressure During Gas Lift in Unconventional Oil Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214832-MS
A Novel Approach to Predict Hydrodynamic Forces Using a Mechanistic Model for Pseudo-Slug Flow
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214972-MS
Well Intervention & Well Operations
Non-Intuitive Choke Control During Clean-Up Operations Allows Significant Reduction of Emissions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215160-MS
Successful Application of Intelligent Completions in a Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Water Injector
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215169-MS
Best Practices Applied in Drill Stem Testing of HPHT Wells With the Presence of Very High H2S and Super Saturated Saline Water in the State of Kuwait
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214771-MS
Novel E-Line Method Restores Well Barrier by Re-Establishing Communication with Control Lines
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214770-MS
Cost-Effective Innovation Qualified as Bidirectional Barrier to Support Well Cost Reduction, Eliminate Slickline Operation, and Improve Robustness of Interventionless Systems Application in the Market
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214933-MS
EMI Scanning Tubing at the Wellhead: What it is, What it isn't, and is it Worth it
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214823-MS
Sand Control and Gravel Pack Completion Operations
A Comprehensive Review of Screen Plugging During Openhole Sand Control Completions Installation; Causes, Consequences and Best Practices
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215070-MS
Shunted Gravel Pack Failures – And How to Prevent Them
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214934-MS
Multizone Open Hole Gravel Pack Completion with Selective Production Capability in ACG Field – Azerbaijan
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215152-MS
A New Milestone in Open-Hole Gavel Pack (OHGP): World's First Managed Pressure Alternate Path OHGP with a Novel Oil-Based Gravel Pack Carrier Fluid
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214901-MS
Deployment of Novel Optimized Multizone Single-Trip Gravel-Pack System
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214914-MS
Proppant Flowback Prevention and Control by Analysis of Early Time Well Production Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214959-MS
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Intelligent Drilling Systems
Automatic Driller Optimization Application Using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Drives Consistent Performance in an Operator’s West Texas Drilling Program
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215087-MS
The Secrets to Successful Deployment of AI Drilling Advisory Systems at a Rig Site: A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215132-MS
Improved Estimation of Net Pay and Gas to Oil Ratio Using Intuition AI with Limited PVT Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214943-MS
Stuck Pipe Prediction in Utah FORGE Geothermal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214783-MS
Improving Velocity Modeling with Surface Drilling Data Using Machine Learning
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214773-MS
A New Paradigm for Automatic Well Path Generation Using Multidisciplinary Constraints
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215021-MS
First Complete Digital Drilling Package Deployment For Risks Reduction And Performance Optimization: Africa Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215046-MS
Risk Assessment of Drilling Tool Failure—A Data Driven Technique Assisted by Expert Knowledge
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214851-MS
Closed-Loop Digital Workflow to Drive Drilling Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215063-MS
Production Enhancements from Lab to Field
Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate Treatment for Sustaining Long-Term Acid Fracture Conductivity of Chalk Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214856-MS
Nano-Surfactant Packages for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery in Hydraulic Fracturing-Impact on the Nano-Sizers on the Performance of Conventional Surfactants
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214987-MS
Experimental Evaluation of Lactic Acid for Matrix Acidizing of Carbonates
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214956-MS
Wellbore Surface Conditioning for Inhibition of Asphaltene Adsorption
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214795-MS
Fiber Assisted Enhanced CO2 Foam Fracturing and Proppant Placement
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214993-MS
How Downhole Conditions Impact Acidizing Performance in Carbonate Reservoirs?
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214821-MS
Overcoming the Obstacle of Reservoir Stimulation Through ICD Completion - The First Approach of Valvular Conduit for Inflow and Outflow Control Devices
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215101-MS
Innovation Lifecycle: Delivering Solutions from Ideation to Implementation
Contractual Solutions to Barriers of Technology Transfer in the Upstream Contracts
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214988-MS
Improving Production Enhancement and Idle Well Reactivation (PE/IWR) Success Rate at Country Level in Malaysia Via PE/IWR Qualifier Matrix Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214775-MS
Key Technologies and Solutions to Manage Risks and Overcome the Deepwater Challenges in an Integrated Services Project in the Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215158-MS
Five Keys to Shortening the Innovation Cycle - A Case Study from Cancer Genomic Sequencing to Unconventional Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215052-MS
Best Practices for Building a Modern and Resilient Supply Chain Framework in the Oil and Gas Industry
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215114-MS
Innovative Logging & Advanced Interpretation Practices
Maximizing Reservoir Contact Using Memory Quality LWD Logs in Real-Time from High-Bandwidth Wired Drill Pipe Telemetry Technology
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214850-MS
Sedimentary Analysis Via Automatic Image Segmentation and Clustering with the LWD OBM Resistivity Image: A Case Study from Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214908-MS
Estimation of Water Cut, Gas Oil Ratio and Inflow Parameters for Deep Water Wells with Infrequent Well Tests Using Regression-Based Method
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214772-MS
Fracture Network Characterization Beyond Wellbores: A New Approach to Identify Water Corridors through Advanced Resistivity Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214995-MS
Characterization of a New Litho-Density Logging-While-Drilling Tool to Ensure High-Confidence Reservoir Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214893-MS
Stress Path of Heterogeneous Rock Layers within the Subsurface
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215002-MS
Advancements of Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery
Effect of Residual Oil Saturation and Salinity on HPAM Rheology in Porous Media
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215060-MS
Case Study of Successful Pilot Polymer Flooding to Improve the Recovery of Lloydminster Heavy Oil Reservoir- West Central Saskatchewan
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215041-MS
Polymer-Assisted-Water-Alternating-Gas for Improving the CO2 Flow Properties in Porous Media
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215024-MS
Novel Janus Carbon Nanofluids from Waste Plastics as Sustainable Nano-Agents for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Scale-Up Synthesis and Performance Evaluation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214799-MS
Experimental Study of Surfactant Flooding on Organic Shale with Integrated Characterization
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214803-MS
Improvement of Polymer Flooding of a Viscous Oil by Addition of an Alkali
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215108-MS
Transport and Plugging Performance Evaluation of a Novel Re-Crosslinkable Microgel Used for Conformance Control in Mature Oilfields with Super-Permeable Channels
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215168-MS
Effects of Nano-Confinement and Heat Transfer on Phase Transition and Multi-Component Diffusion of CO2-Hydrocarbons During the Flowback and Early-Production Stages: A Field Example from a Liquid-Rich Shale Volatile Oil Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215079-MS
An Analytical Tool to Predict Fracture Extension and Elastic Desaturation for Polymer Field Projects
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215083-MS
Advancements in Well Forecasting and Well Test Analysis
Revisiting Time-Rate-Pressure Production Analysis — Where Are We Almost 40 Years Later?
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214967-MS
Pressure- and Rate-Transient Model for an Array of Interfering Fractured Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215031-MS
Unconventional Near-Critical Fluid Characterization and GOR Modeling: Wolfcamp Formation in Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215154-MS
A Practical Production Solution for Multilateral Horizontal Well in Natural Gas Hydrate: Superposition Principle and Reciprocity
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214947-MS
Accounting for Exterior Flow Using the Modified Logistic Growth Model for Unconventional Geopressured Shale Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214872-MS
Modeling of Gas-Liquid Anomalous Diffusion in Undersaturated and Saturated Unconventional Reservoirs and its Effect on Pressure and Rate Transient Responses
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214998-MS
Consistent EUR Forecast in Permian Multiphase Unconventional Reservoirs with Pressure Normalized Rate Method
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215173-MS
A Two-Phase Type-Curve Method with Fracture Damage Effects for Hydraulically Fractured Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215034-MS
Laboratory Measurements of Permeability and Porosity of the Matrix and Created Fractures: Application to the Pressure Falloff Analysis Following Well Stimulation to Determine Effective Fracture Spacing in Field
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215171-MS
Student Paper Contest
Real-Time Lithology Prediction While Drilling Using Machine Learning Algorithms: A Web Application Based Solution
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217479-STU
An Integrated Approach of CO2 Injection and Storage Assessment in Tight Gas Condensate Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217480-STU
Synergistic Influence Between Surfactants and Nanoparticles in Foam Flooding as an Optimization Method for Gas EOR
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217481-STU
Application of Bio and Biobased Surfactants as Demulsifiers for Destabilization of Water in Crude Oil Emulsions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217482-STU
Identification of Potential Aquifer Recharge Sites for CO2 Storage in the Sinu-San Jacinto Basin in Colombia
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217483-STU
Application of Machine Learning and Dimensional Analysis to Evaluate the Performances of Various Downhole Centrifugal Separator Types
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217484-STU
An Inferable Machine Learning Approach for Reservoir Lithology Characterization Using Drilling Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217485-STU
Evaluation of Synergetic Rheological Behaviour of Polymer and Silica Nanofluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217486-STU
Poster 1
Patented Surface Automatic Valve to Maximize the Recovery of Light Oil, Condensate, and Gas from Depleted Reservoirs with Minimum Manpower Interaction and Without External Energy to be Operated
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214961-MS
Best Practices of Flowback and Deliverability Analysis in the Canadian Unconventional Montney for Enhanced Treatment Stage Design and Reservoir Characterization
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215023-MS
Successful Leak Repair and Restoration of Oil Production a West Kuwait Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214890-MS
Poster 2
Predicting Inter-Well Porosity by Comparing the Breakthroughs of Polymeric and Molecular Tracers
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214835-MS
Surveillance, Analysis, and Optimization (SA&O) During Active Drilling Campaign
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215119-MS
DNA Tracer Application in a Waterflood Study in Edmisson Field: A Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/215121-MS
Poster 3
Microscale Evaluation on the Feasibility of Foam-Assisted CO2 Sequestration in the Absence and Presence of Oleic Phase: An Integrated Microfluidic Experimental and Pore Network Modeling Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214833-MS
Engineered Materials and Machine Learning for Carbon Storage Well Integrity
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/214844-MS
